Apparatus for felling large trees.



No. 839,464. PATBNTED DEG. 25, A906A B. L. FRBESE. APPARATUS FOR PBLLING LARGE TREES.

APPLICATION FILED PBB.2. 1906.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYS PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906.

E. L. FREESE.

APPARATUS FOR FELLING LARGE TREES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.2,1906.

WITNESSES A TTOHNEYS No. 839,464. PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906. E. L. FREESE.

APPARATUS EUR FEELING LARGE TREES.

APPLIGATON TILED FEBl 2, 1906.

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md mmumd .in the a 5 Uf the, smtionmry ci'Qss-iw d b3 ma -movablc 'nuts U, 1hr/ugh which i (nidad shafts or screws d3, the 1^ wh :im connected 01 secured v' by lfversal ons or other le inner @nds of which pass .im nus 31'] which are` simmly and sain muv'zzble crossheud l is f1 a 5onlwsng-rod 01 simiar which it 1:1115! be moved longitu- ,e main film-111e, fum said amas f operated by :my suzzhe means, owl ih@ side membm's 02 of the L) bww/@0n the Gross- I screws d5, which Rong-1 tu d in a`l1y-ar- Y v if; s Aof which bear on Y. 2 n.141 the nuts und be crmvs rmdjhe Shoes d am paced d'7.

,in fram@ a is lso provd, adjainw.

f1 Rumbo? 1.13,

4 'Le the orossf diy-adjustable me. ins also pfohs 'bonmy cross-head VSll'lead e2, rigidly secured "mini frame 01' the side memw f and. mounted in th@ crossusted tymxsversely ci tha main muh .A ihre Cross-head e be adjusted iongtu une by :1 screw e, 'miziwgh i'he @wss-head cii of ther rfmw g; and Connected with ng uJ b11i-a11dsucketO'other o vide L other sumbc Qompombiuation. saws and lingsf2, and said Combination saws and rasps of which is, passeda threaded'bolt g3, which passes downwardly and vertically through a i suitable support g4, connected 4with the crosshead e, an y means of whichsaid arm may be raised and lowered. The arm g is provided at its inner end with a bearing gland at its outer end with abe'aring gf, through which is passed a screw Vgl, and mounted in and movable in the bearing g", longitudinally of the larm g, is a combination rasp and sawf,

similar to those mounted in the main frame,

.and one end of which is coime'ted with the screwg7 at g8 inA anydesired manner,

- by' al crank pin or link 7L?,

preferably made hollow, and connected with The arm g is providedfwithahead 71 on which, inf the form of construction shown, is. mounted an electric motor h2, the power-1 shaft of which is provided with a pinion h3, which is geared in connectionvwith a shaft h4 by means of a gear-wheel h5, anditheshaft h4 is provided with a crank h", which is placedlv in'foperativeconnection with the screw'g7 Thescrew'g7 is the end thereof adjacent tothe crank coupling orf'connection is a flexible tube hs, by

means. of which water4 may be supplied'to l. said' screw and'to thecombination rasp and saw f, which is connect through the coupling` s. The inner sides oft e cross-heads'e2 and e are`preferably curved or segmental in form and are rovided with teeth'i, and the operation wil vbe readily understood from .the foregoin T description,I when' taken in connection' with the accompanying 'drawings and the'following statement thereof: AIn ligs.` 1

. and 9 I haveshown at y' the trunkof a qtree,

and in practice thev separate .arts of the main frame are.disconnected anj adjustedon the ytI-'u'nk of the tree,as indicated' in Fig'. 1,

and the cross-head1; is forced inwardly,A so

^ that thetrunk ofthe tree. will'be securely vgrasped and held on the opposite sides thereof. The bearingsor supports 'of the'sawsf of the main frame are then adjusted so as to cause said saws to bear on' the opposite sides of the tree, and the cross-head d is then operated.v vThis operationof the cross-head d gives the saws in the mainframe'V ay longitudinal movement-and also a rotary 'movement, the rotary movement being accomvthenl fall in the plished by means of the screws da whenlthey pass through the nuts b4, and this rotary movement is, as will be understood, an intermittent movement in opposite directions.r

At ,the same time with"\the construction shown in the drawings water is admitted to 'the saws or combination saws and raspsthrough the tubes f 4, and the cuts-in the tree are kept clean and the sawsvare kept cool.

` It will lbe understood that the saws f 'may be forced inwardly gradually as the cut-ting` a proceeds by means ofthe s crewsdjandfei,

andthe saws f may thus be k t in proper' elgof the-'tree i i SQ In the above-described operation transq," verse slots or openings j are cutfi'n theA Optio?- positiori-.to operate on the trun at all times'.

site sides of the trunk of the tree, as shown in Figli), and when the said cuttingproceedsgi' until tne said slot or opening ap roachesthe transverse center of the trunko the tree tjhe operation of the saws in vthe main'fram'elis disc0ntinued,and the arm g isswun `around untilthe saw f supported thereby ears on= tlie Atrunk of the, tree at j?. The sawf, su le l ported by the arm g,is then operated'byt 'fe motor h2 or in any desired vmanner, andi transverse slot y is cut in the trunkA of the tree to a predetermined depth, at which time the screw gais gradually turned so as' to grads uallyrai'se tlre arm g, duringfwhich time the,"

saw f, carried by saidarm, 'isstill o erated;

I and this cuts an upWardlyLdirecte vslotyoi-,

opening. y in the'tree; and when this slot'or loo opening reaches a predetermined point, as

shown-at 7', tlie operation fof the saw f, carried by thev army, is discontinued, the screwv g3 is turned inthe opposite direction, the arm 'g is lowered and SWungoutWardIy, so to disconnect theI saw "carried thereby from the 'trunk of' the tree, vandthe main frame is also detached from thev tree. Previoush to detaching the mainframe and also previous tovcutting the slots'y"4 and Wedges 7c are driven into the slots or "openings j?, and in detaching the 'main frame the saws f carriedthereby are drawn outward longitudinally.

After the" apparatus vhas been detached from the tree'a wedge is driven into thewod at the point indicated byiha netted like 1,

'L15 so esto' separate the block (indicated 'at'ylfrom thebody ofthe tree', and the tree will Y direction l indicated by the arrows.' My inventions not limited to the form of'A saws or combination saws and rasps herein vshown and described, and sawsof ordinary I form or of any preferred v'construction may be operated in any wa by an apparatus constructed' as herein escribed, and the'word saw as used herein and in the following clair'xisis intended to cover anydevicc which will'o'perate in the manner herein described to "cut transverse grooves in the opposite sid. of the trunk of a tree, and various changes 1n esa/tee and modifications of the other features of and in vertieai construction Corn prising the main frame, the separate parts thereof, the parte connected thermvith, the erin g and the 'parts connected therewith be made without departing from the spiril of my invention or saorilieing its advantages.

My invention is also not limited to the use of the arm g and the arts connected therewith'as herein desc-rined, and other' means may be employed for cutting tlre slots j" and in the trunk of the tree.

The arm g or the head thereof is provided i with a handle m, by which it may be swung into different positions, and in practice said y arm or the free end thereof may also be provided with any suitable support on which the free end or" said arm may travel. It will be understood that in practice. the arm g is made of Considerable Weight, and a suitable support for the h'ee end thereof will be necessary. y

The saws f are not speeieally clainiedin Athis ease, but are made the subieet of a separate a plieation tiled by me March 29, i906, Serial i o. 308,659,

l-,laving fully described my invention, what Iclaiin as new, and desireto secure by Letters `latent, isi l. An 'apparatus of the class described, Comprising a main trarne adapted to be oonneeted With the body of a tree transx'fersely thereof and provided with saws movable longitudinally therein and adapted to bear on` the 'opposite sides of said tree, and means for operating said saws, substantially as shown and described.

2. in an apparatus of the class described, a frame adapted to be connected with the trunk of a tree transversely thereof, means Whereb said freine may be caused tOi-grasp and ho d the 'opposite sides of the tree, and

.saws mounted longitudinally in said frame in the opposite sides thereof, means forforeing said saws into contact with said tree, and means for operating said smvs, substantially as shown and deserioed. p

3. In an apparatus of the class deseribed,

' a frame adapted to be connected with the trunk of a ,tree transversely.thereof, means for securing-said frame to said tree, saws mounted in the opposite sides of said frame and movable longitudinally thereoC and transversely thereof, and means for operating said saws, substantially as shown and (lescribed.

. 4. In an apparatus of the Class deseribed, .a frame adapted to be connected with the planes and provided with a saw, and means lor 'operating the same, substantially as shown and described.

5. in. en apparatus of the class described, a main frame, means for connecting said frame with the trunk of tree transversely thereof', saws mounted longitudinaliy in said `frame and movable toward and ,from said tree,

'means for tornino said saws'into Contact with D said tree, and means for operai.

said haine being; also provide with a pivmed and eur\1'e .l aan, a sew' mounted in said z' 5v, ineens for operating; said saw. and means whereo id arm may be moved verticallysnbstantiallgfv as shown and described, Y

in an apparatus of the elses deseribed, a ina-in, oblong traine Composed separate detaehabljeonnneeted parts and provided with stationar;T end longitndinallyadinet able oross-heads adapted Vto grasp and hold the trunk of a tree, said iramelbeing also pro- 1fided with lorf'tnr ilyT arranged rotary and reaping' s ino. VJble transverselj oi the irarne and longitudinally thereof', and means for operating said saws, eomprisinv a cross head nier/able longitudinally oi e frame, screws connected theresY h, a stationary cross-head, and nuts mounted in said erosshead and three.l which said screws ar' passed, said screws bein connected 'with said save, substantially as s -own and described. '.7. In an apparatus oi the class described,

. said saws,

at one end a main oblong;- tira-me composed oi" separate detaehably connected parte and rovided with stationary and longitndinally-aojasta-ble cross-heads adapted to ras end hold the trunk oi a tree, seid traine lbeing also pro-` vided with longitudinallyarranged rotary and respiri saws movable transversal of the' frame and o .qitudinally thereof, an means oroperating seid saws, eeinprising a cross head movable longitudinal@ ol' the frame, screws eonnected therewith, a stationary eroes-head, and .nuts .mounted in said crosshead and through which seid screws. are passed, said screws being eonneo ted with said saws, said main oblong frame being also pro 'vided at one end with an, arm adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, means for inovin' said arm qfertieelly and a saw connected 'witA said arm means for o eratinff the saine, substarifinlly shown an described,

n "in Van apparatus of' the elass described,

9. In a'napparatusof the class described, a main oblong frame adapted to be connected with the body of a tree transversely thereof, saws mounted in said frame yand movable longitudinally/and transversely of said frame, said saws being tubular in formv and provided with a" plurality of rows of teeth and also with longitudinally-arranged perfora- 'tions, and means for' moving said sawslongitudinall y of the frame --and for giving the'm a rotary motion, comprising a cross-head movable longitudinally of said frame, screws connectedftlierewith and with said saws, anl nuts mounted in said frame and throu lifl which said screws are passedylsubstantia ly l as shown and described. v

10. In an apparatus of the classdeseiibed, l

i a frame composed of separate detachable and adjustable members each of which is lopenI at the tree, substantially as shown and described. r y y n In testimony thatv I claim the foregoin'gas my invention I have signed 'my nameyin presday ofJanuary, 1906. y v K -ETsoN L.; FREESE..

Vitnssesg I FREDERICK Urrrissia'oor,l

JOHN BENDER'.

being also proi ence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 31st 

